Sony PCG-XG19, PCG-XG18 manual To remove the DVD-ROM drive, To insert the DVD drive

Using the DVD-ROM Drive

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✍When playing DVD movies on battery power, set the power management profile to DVD profile. With other profiles, the movies are choppy. As an alternative, you can set the power management profile to Automatic Profile Selection, which will cause the DVD profile to be

selected automatically whenever you insert a DVD. See “Controlling Power Management” in the online document Customizing Your VAIO® Notebook for information on how to set the power management profile.

To remove the DVD-ROM drive

When the computer is off, skip steps 1 and 3.

1Right-click the PowerPanel icon in the task tray and choose “Remove Multipurpose bay device.” The message screen appears.

2Slide the RELEASE lever on the bottom of the computer in the direction of the arrow and slide the DVD-ROM drive out of the multipurpose bay.

3Click OK on the message screen.

✍Be sure to insert the weight saver into the multipurpose bay when the bay is empty. See “To insert a second battery pack” on page 44 for details on inserting the weight saver.

To insert the DVD drive

You do not need to shut down the computer to insert the DVD-ROM drive into the multipurpose bay. You can also insert the DVD-ROM drive while the computer is in power saving mode.

Multipurpose bay

DVD-ROM drive

Insert until it clicks